text_original: Strange as it may seem that a French king should aspire to rule over Germany, Francis I. could urge that he was almost as closely connected with Germany as was Charles, whose interests were bound up with those of Spain and the Netherlands.
text_transcription: STRANGE AS IT MAY SEEM THAT A FRENCH KING SHOULD ASPIRE TO RULE OVER GERMANY FRANCIS THE FIRST COULD URGE THAT HE WAS ALMOST AS CLOSELY CONNECTED WITH GERMANY AS WITH CHARLES WHOSE INTERESTS WERE BOUND UP WITH THOSE OF SPAIN AND THE NETHERLANDS
phonemes: stɹˈeɪndʒ æz ɪt mˈeɪ sˈiːm ðˌæɾə fɹˈɛntʃ kˈɪŋ ʃˌʊd ɐspˈaɪɚ tə ɹˈuːl ˌoʊvɚ dʒˈɜːməni, fɹˈænsɪs ˈaɪ. kʊd ˈɜːdʒ ðæt hiː wʌz ˈɔːlmoʊst æz klˈoʊsli kənˈɛktᵻd wɪð dʒˈɜːməni æz wʌz tʃˈɑːɹlz, hˌuːz ˈɪntɹɛsts wɜː bˈaʊnd ˌʌp wɪð ðoʊz ʌv spˈeɪn ænd ðə nˈɛðɜːləndz.